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title: 'Data Leader at Coins.ph'
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# Data Leader at Coins.ph

- **Company:** Coins.ph
- **Location:** Taguig, Philippines
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-03-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/coins/421d24d7-b27c-4bd5-87be-bfb6b5ae97a1

## Job description

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

## Responsibilities

- Lead team recruitment, training, performance management and echelon building; establish technical standards and work norms to build a high-efficiency collaborative data team.
- Plan and build core data infrastructure (data warehouse, data lake, real-time data platform) and design business-adaptive data models/layered architectures for unified integration of multi-source data (trading, payment, user, operation, etc.).
- Build and implement enterprise-level data governance systems (data quality, security, caliber, lifecycle management) to eliminate data silos and ensure data accuracy, integrity and reusability.
- Lead the selection, construction and optimization of data platforms/tools (Databricks, AWS, Spark, Kafka, etc.); promote the best practices of big data and cloud native technologies to improve data development efficiency.
- Deeply connect with cross-departmental business needs (trading, payment, compliance, operation); provide customized data analysis, dashboards and API support to empower data-driven business growth and risk control.
- Oversee the whole lifecycle of key data projects (platform upgrade, data integration, governance implementation); control project progress, quality and cost to ensure on-time delivery and business goals achievement.
- Track the latest trends in big data, data governance and cloud technologies; introduce industry best practices to continuously optimize the company’s data system and enhance technical competitiveness.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science or related fields; 8+ years of data industry experience, 3+ years of data team management experience; crypto/fintech/payments industry experience is a MUST.
- Proficiency in big data tech stack: Apache Spark/Flink/Kafka (real-time/offline data processing), Databricks/Delta Lake; hands-on experience in data warehouse/lake architecture design and implementation.
- Expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, Glue, EMR, Redshift); with cloud-native data architecture design and operation capabilities.
- Mastery of data modeling methodologies (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schema); rich experience in financial/trading data modeling for high-concurrency, large-volume business scenarios.
- Solid programming skills in Python/Scala/Java; proficient in ETL development process, able to lead the design and optimization of complex data pipelines.
- Proven experience in building and implementing enterprise-level data governance systems; able to solve practical data governance problems (quality, security, caliber unification).
- Excellent team leadership and project management capabilities; strong business acumen to translate business needs into data solutions.
- Outstanding cross-departmental communication and collaboration skills; able to work efficiently with technical, business and compliance teams.
- Fluent in English (written & spoken); able to work in an English-speaking environment.

## Preferred Qualifications

- AWS/Azure/GCP cloud certification (e.g., AWS Data Analytics Specialty).
- Experience in building data middle platforms and enterprise-level data assetization.
- Familiar with financial/crypto data compliance requirements (GDPR, local financial regulations).
- Hands-on experience with DevOps/Infra-as-Code tools (Terraform) and BI tools (Metabase).

## About Coins.ph

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Coins.ph is the Philippines' most trusted crypto wallet and exchange, providing easy access to Web3, digital assets, and a broad range of financial services for both consumers and businesses.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by Gojek in 2019; last funding round: Series C in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Manila, Philippines
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (founder names are not disclosed in the provided sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Financial services, cryptocurrency exchange, digital payments, remittances, blockchain / Web3
- **Target customers**: B2C (Filipino consumers and underbanked/unbanked individuals) and B2B (financial institutions, businesses needing cross-border payments and treasury services)
- **Mission statement**: "To create an open financial system by providing everyone easy access to Web3 and digital assets" (from [coins.ph](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers))

## Products & Services
- **Coins.ph Mobile App**: A cryptocurrency wallet and exchange where users can buy and sell 20+ cryptocurrencies with low minimums (₱5), plus access payments, remittances, and bill payments.
- **Coins Business Platform**: A suite for businesses and financial institutions enabling stable-powered settlements, cross-border money movement, currency conversion, digital asset access, cards, credit, investments, and treasury management — available 24/7/365.
- **Coins Remittance**: International money transfer services leveraging crypto rails to lower costs and speed up settlement.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Annual Revenue**: $33.4 million (per [LinkedIn](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph))
- **Total Funding**: $40 million (across multiple rounds, including Series A led by Quona Capital and Series C led by Ribbit Capital)
- **Other Key Metrics**: 16+ million registered users, 7+ million monthly active users, 300+ headcount
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Quona Capital, Ribbit Capital, Gojek (parent company, acquired Coins.ph in 2019 for $72M)
- **Growth Signals**: +15.7% YoY headcount growth (236 employees as of recent data), active job postings up +165% year-over-year; expanding beyond crypto into full-stack financial services

## Competitive Advantages
- Fully regulated by the **Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)** — one of the first crypto-based companies in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses, providing trust and compliance.
- **First-mover & brand trust**: Most established crypto brand in the Philippines since 2014, with 16M+ users.
- **Integrated with Gojek ecosystem**: Access to a larger regional network of services and capital.
- **Broad product range**: Single platform for crypto, payments, remittances, cards, credit, and treasury — reducing fragmentation for users.

## Strategic Focus
- Building the "next generation of global money movement" by merging stable-powered settlements with local payment rails to make transactions faster, cheaper, and available 24/7.
- Expanding into adjacent financial services (cards, credit, investments) and deepening B2B offerings for financial institutions.
- Scaling compliance/AML capabilities to serve a growing user base and support international expansion.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Flexibility**: Flexible work arrangements (hybrid/remote options reported); work-from-equipment provided; a culture built on trust.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive HMO for employees and dependents (dental, vision, mental health support); 15 vacation days, 15 sick days, birthday leave, quarterly mental health day; continuous learning and career development programs.
- **Growth**: Fast-growing startup with 200+ active openings; yearly headcount growth of 15.7%; roles span engineering, compliance, product, sales, and operations.
- **Compensation**: Competitive base plus performance-based rewards; salary data indicates operations roles around ₱336K/month and manager roles around ₱1.32M/month (though actual offers vary).
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on Web3 and blockchain; product teams work on compliance/risk platforms, trading UX, and backend infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [coins.ph – Careers](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/careers)
2. [coins.ph – About](https://www.coins.ph/en-ph/about)
3. [LinkedIn – Coins.ph](https://ph.linkedin.com/company/coins-ph)
4. [Lever – Coins.ph Jobs](https://jobs.lever.co/coins)
5. [Built In – Coins.ph](https://builtin.com/company/coinsph)

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